The following nations currently operate (or formerly owned) Mi-8 and Mi-17 helicopters in civil or military roles:
Military operators
Afghanistan
Algeria
Angola
Argentina
Armenia
Azerbaijan
Bangladesh
Belarus
Bhutan
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bulgaria
Burkina Faso
Cambodia
Cameroon
Chad
China
Colombia
Republic of the Congo
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Croatia
On 19 October 2023, Croatia announced that it would send its entire fleet of Mi-8 helicopter to Ukraine.
Cuba
Czech Republic
Djibouti
Ecuador
Egypt
Equatorial Guinea
Eritrea
Ethiopia
- Ethiopian Air Force 14 in service
Georgia
Ghana
Guinea
India
Indonesia
Iran
Iraq
- Iraqi Army
- Peshmerga (Kurdistan)
Kazakhstan
Kenya
- Kenya Air Force 2 in service.
Kyrgyzstan
Laos
Libya
Lithuania
Mali
Mexico
Moldova
- Moldovan Air Force
- Transnistria Air Force 1 active on Tiraspol Airport, 9 stored
Mongolia
Mozambique
Myanmar
Namibia
Nepal
Nicaragua
Niger
Nigeria
North Korea
North Macedonia
Pakistan
Peru
Poland
Russia
Rwanda
Serbia
Senegal
Sierra Leone
Slovakia
South Sudan
Sri Lanka
Sudan
Syria
Tajikistan
Turkmenistan
Thailand
Uganda
Ukraine
United States
Uzbekistan
Venezuela
Vietnam
Yemen
Zambia
Zimbabwe
Para-military, law enforcement and other government operators
Bangladesh
Equatorial Guinea
Georgia
Indonesia
North Macedonia
Malaysia
Pakistan
Poland
Romania
- Ministry of Internal Affairs (Romania) 3 MI 17 and 2 MI-8
Russia
Republic of Korea
Turkey
Civil operators
Cuba
India
Mongolia
Nepal
North Korea
Russia
Slovakia
Turkmenistan
United States
Vietnam
Former operators
Canada
- Royal Canadian Air Force
- 427 Special Operations Aviation Squadron operated four leased Russian Mil Mi-17-V5 designated as CH-178. Helicopters had assigned serial numbers 178404-178407.
Costa Rica
- Air Vigilance Service: Received a Mi-17 (Mi-8MT) donated by Nicaragua, but its operational status is doubtful due to lack of spare parts.
Czechoslovakia
East Germany
Finland
Germany
Guinea-Bissau
Japan
- Aum Shinrikyo(Cult)
- Serial No. 4K-15214. Imported from Azerbaijan in 1994 to spray chemical agents, but not given licenses and flown in Japan. In 2001, exported to Djibouti as J2-MAW.
Laos
Latvia
Madagascar
North Yemen
Romania
Serbia and Montenegro
South Yemen
Soviet Union
Republika Srpska
Somalia
FR Yugoslavia
United Kingdom
Yemen
See also
References
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